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Definition: Accreditation |
AccreditationNoun1. The act of certifying that an educational institution maintains suitable standards; "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Computing | A)the procedure for accepting an IT system for use within a particular environment; b)the procedure for recognising both the technical competence and the impartiality of a test laboratory to carry out its associated tasks. Source: European Union. (references) |
General | Official authorization to cover an event. The process of granting such authorization. Source: European Union. (references) |
Meteorology & Standards | Procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| ACGME | English | Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Crosswords: Accreditation |
| Specialty definitions using "accreditation": administrative assistant, ADMISSIONS EVALUATOR ♦ degree clerk ♦ Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations ♦ MPR II ♦ National Milk Laboratory Certification Program ♦ PSYCHOLOGIST, CHIEF. (references) |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. (references) | |
Look for and use things like Quality Reports and Accreditation Reports whenever you can. (references) | ||
These include issues of access, cost-effectiveness, reimbursement by State, Federal, and private payers, and training, licensure, and accreditation. (references) | ||
Business | To allocate funding, a system of accreditation is used to identify efficient hospitals. (references) | |
The organization that provides accreditation on such matters in France is the CEMAGREF. (references) | ||
The revisions to the Law took effect on August 1, 1997. The privatization of the laboratory accreditation program is currently in progress. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Uzbekistan | Kozlova received her accreditation a week later. (references) |
Russia | Journalists continued to depend on local authorities for accreditation for major news events. (references) | |
Russia | She was charged with violating accreditation procedures and regulations imposed by the military command. (references) | |
Economic History | Georgia | During 1999, public notaries began an accreditation process. (references) |
The Holy See | The rest have missions located outside Italy with dual accreditation. (references) | |
Georgia | In 2001, an accreditation procedure for officials in the procuracy is planned. (references) | |
Human Rights | Tanzania | The ICRC was accredited as a legal entity on December 31. However, the relationship between the ICRC and the Government during negotiations over accreditation improved, and unlike in previous years, discussions focused on technical points rather than political issues. (references) |
Political Economy | TAIWAN | Relevant U.S. agencies and their Taiwan counterparts are jointly implementing operating procedures according to the principles of the MRA, including nominating certified labs for mutual accreditation. (references) |
JAPAN | Since ISO Guide 65 is the internationally recognized norm for conformity assessments of third-party certifiers, additional accreditation is unnecessary, costly, and threatens continued imports of U.S. organic foods, estimated at up to $100 million per year. (references) | |
Political Rights | Belarus | One day prior to the election, on September 8, the CEC cancelled the accreditation of approximately 3,000 observers. (references) |
Armenia | For example, the code provides for the accreditation of domestic nonpartisan observers, and provides for the courts to address electoral complaints during the campaign rather than after results are announced. (references) | |
Swaziland | There was no formal international observer presence during the 1998 elections, but there was intensive coverage by local and foreign media, and resident diplomats were granted accreditation to observe the proceedings freely. (references) | |
Trade | Colombia | Also, by Article 231 of Decree 1122 (enacted on June 26, 1999), SIC was appointed the exclusive accreditation entity in Colombia. (references) |
Colombia | In 1996, ICONTEC received recognition from the German Association for Accreditation (TGA) to carry out ISO 9000 quality management certification. (references) | |
Korea | As a result, tests that are done in laboratories of member countries of ILAC can be mutually recognized by 28 countries and 38 accreditation entities. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Panama | It streamlined the accreditation and registration process for unions, and established the minimum size of unions at 40 workers. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Accreditation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Accreditation" is used about 284 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 284 | 17,292 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "accreditation": accreditation procedure ♦ Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "accreditation": post-accreditation. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
accreditation | 187 |
college accreditation | 128 |
university accreditation | 40 |
accreditation central north | 37 |
accreditation council | 31 |
accreditation school | 31 |
hospital accreditation | 29 |
joint commission on accreditation | 20 |
council for higher education accreditation | 19 |
health care accreditation | 17 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "accreditation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 检定 (Accredit, Accredited, Accrediting). (various references) | |
Danish | akkreditering, tilladelse (accreditation procedure, authorization, leave, licence, license, permission, permit). (various references) | |
Dutch | accreditie (accreditation procedure), accreditering, accrediteren (accredit), toeschrijving (accreditation procedure). (various references) | |
Finnish | akkreditointi (accreditation procedure), valtuutus (accreditation procedure, authorisation, authority, authorization, delegation, discharge, warrant), valtuuttaminen (delegation). (various references) | |
French | accréditation (accreditation procedure), homologation, habilitation (accreditation procedure). (various references) | |
German | Beglaubigung (attestation, authentication, notarization, witnessing). (various references) | |
Greek | διαπίστευση (accreditation procedure), διαδικασία διαπίστευσης (accreditation procedure). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מכתב "אמ " (letter of credence), יפוי כח (authority, authorization, commission, power of attorney, warrant). (various references) | |
Hungarian | akkreditálás, akkreditáció. (various references) | |
Indonesian | akreditasi, pengakuan (acknowledgement, admission, avowal, confession, recognization). (various references) | |
Italian | accreditamento (accreditation procedure). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 公認 (authorization, licence, official recognition). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | "うに" (authorization, demotion, licence, official recognition, successor). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | accreditationay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | acreditar (accredit, accreditation procedure, believe, come to believe, consider, credit, deem, guarantee, take in, think, to accredit, Trow), acreditação (acceptance, approval). (various references) | |
Romanian | acreditare (credibility, credit, opening a credit). (various references) | |
Russian | аккредитирование. (various references) | |
Spanish | acreditación (accreditation procedure, certification, clearance). (various references) | |
Swedish | ackreditering. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "accreditation": accreditations. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "accreditation": reaccreditation. (additional references) | |
Words containing "accreditation": reaccreditations. (additional references) | |
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"Accreditation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: acceditation, accrditation, accrediation, Accrediaton, accredidation, accredition, acreditation, creditation. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "accreditation" (pronounced ukre'dutā"shun) |
| 8 | -e' d u t ā" sh u n | meditation, premeditation. |
| 6 | -u t ā" sh u n | agitation, amputation, annotation, cetacean, cogitation, cohabitation, computation, connotation, decapitation, dilatation, equitation, facilitation, gravitation, habitation, hesitation, imitation, imputation, incapacitation, inhabitation, interpretation, invitation, irritation, levitation, limitation, misinterpretation, palpitation, precipitation, recitation, rehabilitation, reinterpretation, reputation, resuscitation, sanitation, solicitation, vegetation, visitation. |
| 5 | -t ā" sh u n | adaptation, affectation, argumentation, augmentation, citation, confrontation, consultation, crustacean, deforestation, deportation, devastation, dictation, disorientation, disputation, dissertation, documentation, excitation, exhortation, expectation, experimentation, exploitation, fermentation, flirtation, flotation, fragmentation, gestation, implantation, implementation, importation, incantation, incrustation, indentation, infestation, instrumentation, lactation, manifestation, misrepresentation, molestation, mutation, notation, orientation, ornamentation, ostentation, permutation, pigmentation, plantation, presentation, protestation, quotation, recantation, reforestation, refutation, regimentation, representation, rotation, sedimentation, segmentation, station, superstation, temptation, transplantation, transportation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, animation, annexation, annihilation, anticipation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, characterization, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, constipation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, deviation, differentiation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, dispensation, disqualification, dissemination, dissipation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, emancipation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, falsification, fascination, federation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gyration, hallucination, harmonization, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implication, impregnation, improvisation, inactivation, inauguration, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incubation, indemnification, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, legalization, legislation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, occupation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, origination, oscillation, ossification, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, participation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, predestination, prefabrication, preoccupation, preparation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recapitalization, recertification, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reformation, refrigeration, regeneration, registration, regulation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, repudiation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, usurpation, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-t" | |
-1 letter: ratiocinated. | |
-2 letters: eradication, ratiocinate. | |
-3 letters: antierotic, cantatrice, cantatrici, contracted, contradict, detraction, recitation. | |
-4 letters: acaricide, accordant, accretion, androecia, anecdotic, anorectic, antarctic, attainder, carcinoid, carinated, carnotite, catatonic, circadian, circinate, contacted, detrition, diaconate, dicentric, dictation, direction, indicator, interdict, intricate, iteration, radiation, recontact, redaction, tactician, tradition, tricotine. | |
-5 letters: accentor, accident, accredit, acentric, acetonic, acidotic, aconitic, acridine, actiniae, actinide, actinoid, aeration, anecdota, anoretic, antidora, antidote, antiriot, arointed, attained, attainer, attorned, cancroid, carcanet, carditic, carinate, cartoned, catenoid, cationic, centroid, ceratoid, ciceroni, citation, citrated, coattend, cocinera, codirect, coincide, concerti, contract, contrite, corniced, craniate, cratonic, creation, cricetid, ctenidia, daintier, diatonic, dicentra, dicrotic, dictator, doctrine, draconic, ideation, indicate, indicter, indictor, indirect, interact, intorted, iodinate, narcotic, necrotic, nictated, nitrated, occident, ordinate, radiance, radicate, raincoat, raticide, rationed, reactant, reaction, reattain, reindict, retinoid, taconite, tectonic, teratoid, tetanoid, tetracid, tetradic, tornadic, traction. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-d-e-i-i-n-o-r-t-t" | |
+1 letter: accreditations, antidemocratic, contraindicate. | |
+2 letters: contraindicated, contraindicates, reaccreditation. | |
+3 letters: reaccreditations. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 63 72 65 64 69 74 61 74 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. -.-. .-. . -.. .. - .- - .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01100011 01110010 01100101 01100100 01101001 01110100 01100001 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c c r e d i t a t i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0063 0072 0065 0064 0069 0074 0061 0074 0069 006F 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35696984717075866786758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Abbreviations 10. Acronyms 11. Derivations 12. Rhymes | 13. Anagrams 14. Orthography 15. Bibliography |
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